Genesis 21:30:1Gen.21.30.W1TAB
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
vayomer
“he said”
- Transliteration
- va-YO-mer
- Extended
- vah-YOH-mehr
- IPA
- /waj.ˈjoː.mɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- he said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-YO-mer
- clause
va-YO-mer KI et-SHE-va ke-va-SOT ti-KAKH mi-ya-DI
- sentence
va-YO-mer KI et-SHE-va ke-va-SOT ti-KAKH mi-ya-DI ba-a-VUR ti-he-ye-LI le-e-DA KI kha-FAR-ti et-ha-be-ER ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The narrative wayyiqtol form vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yōʾmer} ‘and he said’ introduces direct speech and advances the dialogue.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to say; to utter”
In context — Genesis 21:30
And he said, “Because you will take these seven ewe-lambs from my hand, it will serve as a witness that I have dug this well.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 21:30, so the Hebrew word וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (vayomer) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.21.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.30.W1.S1) and character.